Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Exitus In Dubio Est

Here is today's emblem and distich by Joachim Camerarius, 3:32. As Camerarius explains in the essay, you would expect the hawk would be able to defeat the heron, but if the heron attempts to drop excrement onto the hawk, making it unable to fly. The hawk in turn is aware of this and seeks to attack the heron from above. Hence the dubious outcome as the two struggle with one another.Sunt dubii eventus incertaque proelia Martis:Vincitur haud raro, qui prope victor erat.

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